Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 1.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$12.00
HTG1,591.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$2.04
HTG271.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$2.25
HTG298.49
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.67
HTG222.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$1.48
HTG196.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$5.68
HTG753.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$2.80
HTG370.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$5.93
HTG787.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.00
HTG132.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$2.27
HTG300.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
?? | |
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$2.51
HTG333.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$35,000.00
HTG4,643,216.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
?? | |
pay 72.1% more for housing
Brussels
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$165.98
HTG22,019.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$76.47
HTG10,144.84
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$100.00
HTG13,266.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$6,867.80
HTG911,105.46
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Port-au-prince
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$4.50
HTG596.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$2.77
HTG366.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.00
HTG265.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$69.54
HTG9,225.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
?? | |
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$80.00
HTG10,613.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$120.00
HTG15,919.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$150.00
HTG19,899.50
|
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